For some, it was the last day of stressing over our projects, and we frantically spent our morning refining our business plans. My team finished its business plan a full half hour before presentations, but considered ourselves lucky that we hadn't changed our product 4 hours before the deadline like another team had. We skipped lunch and ate leftover muffins and apples so that we could get everything done. Presentations went exceptionally well...when the last group had gone we all stood up and cheered.
We had until 5pm to dress for the banquet, but most of us were too tired to consider wearing a dress and heels, or a tie. Me? I took a nap.
Dinner was exquisite. After a month of eating cafeteria food, the gourmet dishes were amazing. Although I personally would have loved to fall into my dorm bed and sleep a full 9 hours, most Shads were excited for the dance party that we had at Boudoir after the banquet. A last song turned into 2, then 3 last songs, before we got to finally make up the millions of hours of lost sleep.
None of us could believe that the project that we had worked all month to complete was finally done. Tomorrow we'll vote on a project and a team to go on to the Shad Cup.
Laura Stepney, Shad Valley Laval '11
Hometown: Langley, BC
